Johann von Aldringen

Johann von Aldringen (10 December 1588-22 July 1634) was a general of the Spanish Empire, Holy Roman Empire, and Catholic League who fought in the War of the Mantuan Succession and the Thirty Years War. He died in the Battle of Landshut.

Biography
Aldringen was an Austrian soldier who fought for the Spanish Empire from 1606 to 1618, but in 1624 he was appointed to the Council of War of the Holy Roman Empire. During the Battle of Dessau he distinguished himself against Ernst von Mansfeld's Protestant Union army, and gained promotion to general in the Holy Roman Army.

Fighting alongside his friend Matthias Gallas, Aldringen was made a rich man through his campaigns in Italy during the War of the Mantuan Succession in the early 1630s. After 1631 he served as the artillery commander of Count Jean Tserclaes (Count Tilly), and succeeded him as the commander of Catholic League forces after his death in the Battle of Rain-am-Lech in 1632. Aldringen commanded forces on the Danube River against the Swedes until he was killed in the Battle of Landshut on 22 July 1634.